Garment



May 25 2 1926.

1,586,268 S. C. REED GARMENT Filled Nov. 22, 1925 gnwntoz JALLY C- FEED attozmgd- Patented May 25, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SALLY C. REED, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA;

GARMENT.

Application filed November 22, 1923.. Serial m. 676,378.

This invention relates to womens undergarments of the type generally known as a slip as worn primarily in conjunc and one which has greater wear resisting.

features and incorporates the features of shadow panelling.

' I attain the desirable features enumerated in the slip illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and in.which Figure 1 is a diagram showing the pattern to which the material is out to form the skirt portion of my garment, and Figure 2 is a representation of a"rear view of the completed garment combined with a waist portion having the usual shoulder straps common to such articles of womens wearing apparel.

Before describing the specific forming of,

my improved's lip ,it would be well to call attention to the fact that heretofore such slips have been a simple tubular article to slip over the underclothing, and in some instances plea d to provide greater freedom; whereas, he essential features of my slip are a tubular skirt portion folded to form an overlapping double rear wall 'with both vertical edges of the material free, and

the overlapping walls being given a certain lift at thejuncture of the skirt with the waist portion, thereby in a very simple manner reducing the width of the skirt portion at the bottom.

In Figure 2 the waist portion is designated (1) and is a tubular body embracing no unusual features. It is supported to the wearer by the shoulder straps (2). The skirt portion (3) is sewed to the waist portion at (4) and the overlapping rear walls are designated (5) and (6) and the front wall (7). y

The free vertical edges of the flaps are respectively indicated at (8) and (9) and on account of the lift given the upper corners (8) and (9) of the two ends of the material (8) and ('9) as described, it resulted in narrowing the lower width of the garment as shown by the dimension line 10) as against the normal width (11) over t 1e hips.

Above the hips the garment is preferably contracted by a dart at each side in the usual manner. To hold the free lower corners of the flaps in place-they are pref-' erably weighted in the corners as indicated at (12) and along the lower edge is the usual hem (18); The pattern, Figure 1 shows the manner of cutting the material for the skirt from a rectangular piece'of goods (14.) and the extreme ends of the material are shown cut at an angle as at (15) to form the vertical free edges (8) and (9) of the completed dress when folded to position as indicated'by the encircled numerals.

The upper edge shows the hip darts at (1616) and the goods. tapered 01f below the original blank (14) to provide .for the lift of the corners (8') and (9).

Having thus described m' improved slip, it will be seen that it provides a garment of unusual grace while embodying the structural advantages as pointed out in the general statement, and it is apparent without illustrated that some of its features would be valuable apart from combination with the waist portion.

I claim:

A skirt of the character described comprising a tubular body formed of material with the .ends circumferentially overlapping to form a double back panel, and of reduced diameter at the bottom edge and with free vertical edges at opposite sides of a wearer, the lower edgeof the respective overlapping ends slanting. downward SALLY C. REED. 

